Condiment-holder.



No. 763,916. PATENTED JUNE 28,1904.

I. W. LIVINGSTON. GONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1903. N0 MODEL.

Z I m% UNITED STATES Patented June 28, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CONDllVlENT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATIONfOrming part of Letters Patent No. 763,916, dated June 28,1904.

Application filed July 1, 1903- Serial No. 163,944. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that LIRA IV. LIVINGSTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moundsville, in the county of Marshall and State of VestVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements inCondiment-Holders, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements incondiment-holders of that character or type which comprise a receptacleor vessel constructed with aplurality of compartments adapted to holddifferent condiments and provided with a cover having an opening throughwhich the contents of" any one of compartments or a plurality of themmay be discharged when desired; and the object of the invention is toprovide a device of .the character mentioned which is simple inconstruction and durable and etficient in use.

The invention consists in providing an outer inclosing vessel providedwith a fixed cover formed with an opening, a condiment-holder properhaving a plurality of compartments, said holder being rotatably mountedinside the outer inclosing vessel and provided with a cover havingperforations therein communicating with the several compartments and asuitable device for rotating the holder to bring the perforations of aparticular compartment in register with the opening in the cover of theouter vessel in order that the contents of such compartment may bedischarged.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein Figure 1 isa perspective View of a condiment-holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical central section through the invention. Fig. 3is a top plan view of the cover for the'inner receptacle for holding thevarious condiments, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through the shelland holder.-

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an outer vessel or shell, whichis preferably cylindrical in form and of such material and size as maybe desired. This shell 1 is formed or provided at its base portion witha circumferential depending flange 2, upon which the vessel rests and bymeans of which the bottom 3 of the vessel or shell 1 is held above andout of contact with the surface upon which it stands. At a pointadjacent its upper portion the vessel is formed with an annular bead 4,against which the depending flange 5 of the cover 6 abuts when inposition. This cover is provided with an opening 7 through which thecontents of the inner receptacle are discharged, and also with a centralopening 8, the purpose of which will be more fully stated hereinafter.The cover is held against movement on the shell by means of a projection5 on the flange 5, which is adapted to be seated in a groove 6 in theupper edge of the shell.

Within the vessel l and concentric therewith is a cylindricalcondiment-holder proper, 9, which is shown as divided into twocompartments 1O 11 by means of a transverse partition 12, extendingdiametrically through said holder. This partition is formed of twosheets of metal, each of which is provided with a centrallongitudinally-extending channel, which is preferably semicircular incross-section,said plates being laid face to face and said channelscoinciding throughout their entire length to provide a housing orbearing 13,extending centrally through the condiment-holder from top tobottom. This holder is provided with aremovable flanged cap or closure14, which is formed-with separated sets of perforations 15 16, which areso arranged that each one of said sets is adapted to register with oneof the compartments of the holder in order that the contents of suchcompartment may be dis- 7 charged therefrom when the holder is inverted.

In order that the cap or closure 14: will not be turned upon the holderand the sets of perforations thrown out of alinement with theirrespective compartments, I provide the holder at a point adjacent itsupper edge with a vertically-extending groove or recess 17, which isadapted to receive a projection 18 formed upon the inner face of theflange of the cap.

It will be seen that this groove and projection not only prevents rotarymovement of the cap upon the holder, but also serves as a guide toenable the user of the holder to properly adjust the cap when fillingthe respective compartments. Thiscap is also provided with a centralaperture 19, which is arranged to aline with the longitudinal axis ofthe housing13 and also the central opening 8 in the closure for theouter receptacle.

Extending longitudinally through the housing 13 is a vertically-arrangedheaded pin 20, the head of which rests upon the upper face of the cap 6and the shank of which is projected downwardly through the aperture 8 inthe cover 6 and the opening 19 in the cap 14 and the lower end of whichpasses through the bottom of the vessel or shell 1 and is held inposition by means of a bur 21, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.Arranged upon the pin 20, between the bottom of the vessel or shell, isa spacingwasher 22, by means of which the bottom of the holder is heldout of contact with the vessel. This pin 20 constitutes a shaft uponwhich the holder 9 is adapted to be rotated in order that the set ofperforations covering the compartment containing the desired condimentmay be brought into register with the opening 7 to permit of thecontents of such compartment being discharged therefrom.

I will now describe the preferred means for rotating said holder inorder to shift the compartments. Each of the plates comprising thepartition for separating the holder into compartments is provided atpoints intermediate its ends with a horiZontally-extending channel, saidchannels being adapted to coincide when the plates are placed face toface to provide ahorizontally-projecting sockct-piece 23, the end ofwhich opens through the shell of the holder and terminates closelyadjacent a horiZontally-disposed slot 2&, cut in the outer vessel 1.Threaded into or otherwise suitably secured in the socket-piece 23 isafinger-piece 25, which extends outwardly through the slot 24 andterminates in a head 26, by means of which the finger-piece is graspedto rotate the holder.

The slot 24 is of such a length that when the holder is rotated thefinger-piece 25 is adapted to abut the ends of said slot to limit therotary movement of said holder and to bring one of the sets ofperforations 15 16 into registry with the opening 7 accordingly as saidfinger-piece abuts one or the other of the ends of the slot. Thecontents from both compartments may be discharged by shifting thelinger-piece to a point midway the ends of the slot 2 1, so that a partof the perforations of each compartment will register with the opening7.

It will be seen that the headed pin 20 not only serves as the shaft uponwhich the inner holder rotates, but also to hold all the parts inposition when assembled and prevent their displacement with relation toeach other.

hen it is desired to replenish the contents of the compartments or tocleanse the holder, the nut 21 is removed from the lower end of the pin20, and said pin is removed from its position by withdrawing it throughthe upper cap of the vessel 1, when the cap 6 may be removed. Thefinger-piece 25 is then withdrawn from the socket-piece 23, after whichthe inner holder may be removed from the outer vessel and its covertaken off for the purpose of filling the compartments. After the fillinghas been accomplished the cap 1 1 is replaced, the projection 18 andrecess 17 being placed in'engagement, the holder is inserted in theouter vessel 1, the vertical pin is inserted in the housing and securedin position, and the finger-piece is inserted in the socket-piece, afterwhich the complete device is in condition for use.

Having thus fully described the invention, what 1 claim as new is 1. Acondiment-holder comprising an outer shell, provided with a cover havingan opening, an inner holder divided into compartments by adivision-plate, a housing extending centrally through the plate, a pinextending through the housing, and upon which the holder rotates, acover for the holder having sets of openings registering with thecompartments, and means to rotate the holder to bring said sets'ofopenings into register with the opening in the cover of the shell.

2. A condiment-holder comprising an outer shell having a slot in thebody thereof, and a cover having an opening, an inner holder rotatablymounted in the shell and divided into compartments by a division-plate,a cover for the holder having sets of openings in register with thecompartments, a socket-piece formed in the division-plate,and afinger-piece in the socket and extending through the slot in the shell.

3. A condiment-holder comprising an'outer shell having a slot in thebody thereof, and a cover having an opening, an inner holder rotatablymounted in the shell, and divided into compartments by a division-plate,a cover for the holder having sets of openings in register with thecompartments, a vertical central housing and a horizontal socket-piecein the division-plate, a pin extending through the housing upon whichthe holder rotates, and a finger piece in the socket and projectingthrough the opening in the shell.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA W. LIVINGSTON.

WVitncsses:

FRANK A. SEDewIcK, A. R. (JocnRAN.

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